5th place China national games request all top 8 positions, therefore if there are 32 entries, all top 8 players have to play 5 matches. But Win more doen't mean higher place. 1st(Gold): 5:0 the champ has to win 5 in a row without any loss. 2nd(silver): 4:1 3rd(bronze): 4:1 4th: 3:2 5th: 4:1 6th: 3:2 7th: 3:2 8th: 2:3 see, the 5th has to win 4 matches while lose only 1; the 4th only need to win 3 matches, and lose 2.
Chen Jin is not happy about the draw Chen Jin complained before the semifinal. He said, he didn't know why he is always meet Lin Dan too early. According to his own calculation about the ranking points, Chen Jin said he should be in the other half of the draw. He complained it's unfair to meet LD so early. CJ met LD in the semifinal too at the Olympics. Now this national games, next, back to the international tournaments, in both Denmark and French super series, he's arranged the same half as LD in the draw. Chen Jin said clearly that he's not happy about that.
Chen Jin also mentioned that Lin Dan was not happy about that too. But no confirmation from Lin Dan yet. The head to head records in big tournaments: Chen Jin vs Lin Dan: 4:8
SHould be 2:10 if LD didnt let CJ gain ranking points in AE and Asian Badmintin champs last yr. Also in Indonesian open letting CJ test LCW.
LD bt CJ in 3 games. Actually LD could have defeat CJ in 2 games. As I can watch from their match, LD is so kind to give one set to CJ. 2nd game is really a gift to CJ. LD did not smash a lot also in today's match.
Completed semi final results (Women doubles) 17/10/2009, 0900 Wang Xiaoli/Zhao Yunlei (Hubei) bt Feng Chen/Zhao Tingting (Bayi) 21-9, 21-6 Du Jing/Yu Yang (Liaoning) bt Li Xuerui/Pan Pan (Bayi) 21-11, 21-13 Final line up Date: 18/10/09 Time: 1830 Wang Xiaoli/Zhao Yunlei v. Du Jing Yu Yang
Completed semi final results (Men singles) 17/10/2009, 0900 Lin Dan (Bayi) bt Chen Jin (Jiangsu) 21-17, 15-21, 21-7 Bao Chunlai (Hunan) bt Hu Yun (HK) 21-14, 21-6 Final line up Date: 18/10/09 Time: 1830 Lin Dan v. Bao Chunlai
Wah all players must be exhausted so they decide to withdrew from Den SS, rite? LD still generous as usual, eh? Hehehe Btw thanks @Suetyan, @2cents etc for the recap and pics! Good job (^_^)b Poor XXF, no gold for her as retirement gift Btw how bout GL/WYL and YW/ZJW? Will they retire for good or still competing in some tourneys? Good luck to Gao Ling for the "babies" projects, though!
Completed semi final results (Men doubles) 17/10/2009, 0900 Fu Haifeng/Zhu Lihua (Guangdong) bt Chai Biao/Zheng Bo (Hunan) 21-11, 21-9 Cai Yun/Xu Chen (Jiangsu) bt Guo Zhengdong/Hong Wei (Fujian) 21-17, 21-15 Final line up Date: 18/10/09 Time: 1830 Fu Haifeng/Zhu Lihua v. Cai Yun/Xu Chen
seems no updates for men's doubles? Here are the results: Fu HF/ Zhu Li Hua 2:0 Cai Biao / Zhen Bo 21:11, 21:9 Cai Yun / Xu Chen 2:0 Guo Zhen Dong / Hong Wei 21:15, 21:17 pretty much as I predicted at the beginning that gold to CY/XC, silver to FHF/ZLH! So far so good for my prediction. Wow to myself.